Umm, not quite....we have stewing steak, but I always thought that might be irony:P

"early doors" early in the morning, usually associated with leaving the house. "If you're out early doors and back in late""

poetic licence ;)

Yes, poetic license is said here as well. :)

I was referring to my generalization about steak..... :D

oh, and I gave up correcting single typos for Lent, then the wind changed and I stayed like that! ;)

Ha--I was assuming it was a British spelling, rather than a typo. Nevermind then...

Might be, for all I know. After six years here I'm completely mixed up! :lol:

Except the flour to thicken... :)

I was gobsmacked that you don't realise the difference between Brit licence (noun) and license (verb) - similar to practice (noun) and practise (verb). Other examples may follow. Both pronounced the same but it's nice to have the distinction in writing.
I drooled at the mention of "blace pudding" but it turned out to be a typo.

FFS
 

I have a friend who lived in London for a few years and she would always type FFS in her text messages when she was agitated. I finally asked her what it meant. For Fucks Sake. LOL I don't know why but it always makes me laugh. :3_eyes:

Gobsmacked? You might need to get out more. :lol: Americans use only the license version. Why would you expect them to know the Brit spellings?

Or were you referring to me? In which case, lose no more sleep over it, I can get my Cs and Ss and nouns and verbs in the right place when required :) This is a bulletin board, not an English exam. :rolleyes: Americans would write license, I usually spell in American seeing as I live here, but occassionally revert to Brit subconsciouly when late at night/on an international board/drinking etc... Oh, and I might have been being a teensy-weensy bit facetious. Lighten up, dude, all is OK. :)

(I am rather hoping that you weren't trying to say that I don't know the difference between a noun and a verb, because that would have been a little bit patronizing and pompous, and rather presumtious, and I'm sure you had no intention off coming across that way at all :))


(btw, you need a little more practice (;)) as a pedant -checking the OED would have revealled that both spellings can be using in both contexts in British English, although the uses you described are the most common :D )

/did I use enough smileys there? I've been practising :p

Is that not used over her then? Well I never! No wonder the church ladies look at me all funny! :lol:

I've seen lots of Americans use the abbreviation FFS. I've only ever seen Brits use TBH for "to be honest," though.

I take it you meant 'patronising'....

;)